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a) Take care of the health of citizens utilizing health services in private health care sector of
Kosovo;
b) Compile the development policy and strategy of private health sector:
e) Compile necessary and additional norms and standards regarding space, equipments
and staff ofthe Institutions;
d) Cooperate with the General Professional Council on compiling the unique price schedule
of health care services in the Institutions:
e) Cooperate with the Ministry. Municipalities and other Institutions that in a certain way are
involved in development of private health sector;
f) Practice external administrative monitoring on Institutions:
g) Monitor the activity of the licensing Board;
h) Issue operative regulation and respective documentation on the procedure and work of
Committees;
i) Monitor the role of Municipalities on implementation of legislation regarding private health
sector.
Joint committees from MOH, other government insitutions, municipalities and the private
sector have a monitoring role in line with standards set by MOH (18).
6. Health Inspectorate Law 2006/02-L38 and 2006/13
The inspectorate is establised as an administrative authority of MOH with responsibility to
monitor ethical and profesisonal norms and standards; and monitoring of health institutions
regardless of ownership. The functions of the Inspectorate are (2):
1. Monitors implementation of the Health Law and other provisions in conformity with Article
1.5 regulating the health field.
2. Ensures technical and professional advice for health activities in order to implement legal
provisions and standards foreseen with the Health Law.
3. Ensures necessary information regarding methods and techniques for fulfillment of
respective standards in the health field.
4. Informs the Ministry of Health, institutions and competent authorities regarding illegal work in
the health care institutions and undertakes measures foreseen by this law and other laws in
conformity with given authorizations.
5. Ensures information, provides help and promotes the best medical practice for health care
institutions.
6. The duty of the Inspectorate is to provide support to health care institutions in interpretation
of legal norms and all other sub-legal acts issued by the Ministry of Health in order to carry
out their efficient implementation
The MOH sets the internal orgnaisation and fucntioning of the Inspectorate through sublegal
acts (3) and finances the inspectorate (5). Chief Inspector provides monthly and annual
reports to MOH (4).
7. Law on Emergency Health Care 2006/21
Sets out what these services are and requirements relating to them. The MOH is responsible
for policy. The law creates a position of Legal Office for Medical Emergency Services to
provide scrutiny of legal and professional elements (11). Municipalities must cooerate with
MOH on primary emergency care services (16). There are dual reporting lines for Medical
Emergency depts in hospitals to Director of Hopsital and to MOH (26).
8. Law on Tobacco Use 2007/01
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